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Acid Cigar Audiophile Amplifier - Exposed Circuit Board

I've been wanting to build an amplifier with an "exposed" circuit board
for awhile.  I finally got around to it.  My favorite sounding chip currently, the TPA
3110 was installed in this handsome Acid cigar box.  I added an analog DC volt meter below the board.  Since I use a SLA battery, it's nice to see what my charge level is.  I found out yesterday that the TPA3110 shuts down at 7.8 volts.  It took me about 3 hours to charge my SLA battery up to 12.5 volts.  I hadn't charged it in over a month!